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Astroturfing refers to political, advertising, or public relations campaigns that are designed to mask the sponsors of the message to give the appearance of coming from a disinterested, grassroots participant. Astroturfing is intended to give the statements the credibility of an independent entity by withholding information about the source's financial connection. The term is a derivation of AstroTurf , a brand of synthetic carpeting designed to look like natural grass.
Astroturfing
24 November 2011 Last updated at 05:39 ET By Aidan Lewis BBC News, Rabat The king has a powerful propaganda machine - but is also genuinely popular Morocco's ruling elite thinks it has skilfully sidestepped the revolutionary fervour sweeping the Arab world by offering a milder, more peaceful vision of change.
Why has Morocco’s king survived the Arab Spring?
List of ongoing military conflicts
Major wars, 1,000+ deaths per year Minor skirmishes and conflicts, fewer than 1000 deaths per year The following is a list of ongoing military conflicts that are taking place around the world and which continue to result in violent deaths.
6 Secret Monopolies You Didn't Know Run the World
The American revolutionaries gave their lives for a future in which each man would have the freedom to make his own choices. That dream has come true in the form of supermarket aisles that contain 50 different cereals with the word "oat" in their name, five marshmallow based cereals with a monster theme and 12 different varieties of Cheerios alone. God Bless America. What would you say if I told you that dream was a lie?
Many Worlds , Medicine Useless , A.I. via Common Sense , Cryonics , Uploads , I'm in Sim , Fast Growth , Growth Stops , Colonize Galaxy , No Aliens , Aliens Came & Left , Private Law , Futarchy , No One Honest . by Robin Hanson , Oct. 18, 2001
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